Hat-pin head



' W. H. MOHR.

HAY PIN HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED-FEB. I6, 1918. 1,306,976. I Patented June 17,1919.

INVENTOR WiTNEssEs ATTORNEY HAT-PIN HEAD.

Spammen of Letters Patent. Patented June iv, i919.

Application filed February 16, 1918. Serial No. 217,671.

To all whom t mag/concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MoHR, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Heads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toilet articles, and more especially to hat fasteners; and the object of the same is to produce an improved device which may be utilized as the head of a hat pin on either end, and in some cases on both ends. When the hat pin has its usual head, this device becomes a point protector. Or, it may be sold in pairs, and one device might be attached permanently to one end and the other to the other end so that whatever ornament is used it will be duplicated at opposite sides of the hat.

The broad purpose of the invention is to provide a device of this character which has automatically actuated* gripping elements so that they will clamp the hat pin in pla-ce and prevent it from drawing accidentally out of the same; and minor points of importance are brought out in the following speciiication and claim, reference being had to the drawings, wherein Eigure 1 is a side elevation of the pointed end of a pin and a vertical section of this improved head app-lied thereto,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation taken from the left in Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are cross sections on the lines 3, 4, 5, and 6 respectively of Fig. 1.

The pin P herein is shown as having its' end E tapering rather abruptly to a point, but the taper might be rather long, or in fact, the end of the pin might be blunt or rounded without departing from my invention. The head carries at its outer end a jewel numbered 1, either real or imitation, the same being held in a setting consisting of prongs 2 projecting from a nut 3. This nut is screwed onto one end of a body 4 which is tubular, and its bore at this end is shown as having a conical socket 5 for re ceiving the tapered end E of the pin P, Whereas the remainder of the bore is of Y larger size than the pin so that the latter is a pair of alined transverse openings 8. Within said openings are mounted @ripping members in the shape of pins or 2blocks 9 whose outer ends are beveled to conform to the conical exterior ofthe head and whose inner ends are preferably dislied slightly to conform with the transverse curvature of the pin P.

Loosely inclosing the greater portion of the body 4 is a tubular sleeve 10 whose inner end is conical as shown at 11 so as to make close contact with the conical exterior of the head 6, its inner extremity being formed into an inturned flange 12 whose opening 13 alines with the bore of the body 4 and freely admits the pin P. The body of the sleeve is otherwise cylindrical, and its outer end has an inturned flange 14 slidably mounted on said body, and within this flange may be placed a washer 15 as shown in Fig. 1. Coiled on the body 4 between this washer and the shoulder 7 of the head 6 is an expansion spring 16, and the tendency of this spring is to move the sleeve outward and the body inward and therefore draw the conical end 11 of the former over the conical head 6 of the latter, the result being that the blocks 9 are forced inward and the inner ends grip the pin P as shown in Fig. l.

When it is desired to use this device, all that is necessary is to take the sleeve l0 in hand and push it onto the point of the pin. This compresses the spring, releases the blocks 9, and admits the pin freely; and when the device is released the parts resume the position shown in Fig. 1 and the blocks grip the pin as described. To remove the device from the pin, all that is necessary is to take hold of the nut or head, and pull. This also compresses the spring and releases the blocks, allowing the device to draw off of the pin. Obviously the adjustment of the nut 3 on the threaded end of the body is for the purpose of allowing the sleeve to move farther under the impulse of the spring, or, to restrict it in its movement, as desired; and obviously also the nut and setting may be entirely withdrawn from the device when it is intended to replace the jewel or other ornament. Yet the adjustment of this nut on the body might be other than by threads as shown, and I do not wish to be limited in this respect. It is now clear that one of these improved heads can be placed on either end of a pin P, and either can be removed when the pin is to be withdrawn from the hat and the hair. I do not wish to be limited in the use of the jewel, as it Inay be simply an ornamented cap lnut employed at this point, or in fact the left end of the body could itself constitute the ornament.

What is claimed as new is In a hat pin head, the combination with a tubular body having an external enlarged head at its inner end conical on its exterior and provided with transverse alined openings, its bore at the outer end beingtapered Vto orin a conical socket, and blocks -slidably mounted in said openings; of a sleeve loosely surrounding the body and having its inner end conical on its interior to closely7 surround said head, its outer end having an inturned flange, al nut 4on tle outer end of the body against which said flange bears, and a coiled expansive spring surrounding said body between said iange and the shoulder at the back of the head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature `in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MOI-IR. Witnesses:

ROBERT W. CUTHILL, BERTRAND E. LAMBERT.

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